Royal wedding in October
May 20, 2011
His Majesty and Jetsun Pema
His Majesty the King announced to the nation at the opening of the 7th session of parliament today that he will marry in October this year. “As King, it is time for me to marry. After much thought I have decided that the wedding shall be later this year,” His Majesty announced.
Before revealing the name of the future Queen of Bhutan, His Majesty said, “Now, many will have their own idea of what a Queen should be like – that she should be uniquely beautiful, intelligent and graceful. I think with experience and time, one can grow into a dynamic person in any walk of life with the right effort.” What is most important for Queen, His Majesty said, is that at all times, as an individual, she must be a good human being, and as Queen, she must be unwavering in her commitment to serve the people and country.
“As my queen, I have found such a person and her name is Jetsun Pema,” His Majesty announced. “While she is young, she is warm and kind in heart and character. These qualities together with the wisdom that will come with age and experience will make her a great servant to the nation.”
Jetsun Pema, the future Queen of Bhutan, was born in Thimphu on June 4, 1990. She received her education from Regents College in London, the UK; the Lawrence School, Sanawar, in Himachal Pradesh and St. Joseph’s Convent in Kalimpong, India; and Changangkha Lower Secondary School and Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Jetsun Pema’s father, Dhondup Gyaltshen, is the grandson of Trashigang Dzongpon Dopola. Her mother, Sonam Chuki, comes from the family of Bumthang Pangtey. Jetsun Pema has two brothers and two sisters. She is the second eldest.
His Majesty said that his wedding with Jetsun Pema did not mean that he was starting his own family. “From the very day I received the Dhar Ngay-Nga [five-coloured scarves] from the sacred Machhen, the people of the 20 Dzongkhags became my family,” His Majesty said, adding that such is the duty and privilege of all Kings of Bhutan.
“It is through this union that I shall have a Queen who will support, and work with me, as I serve the People and Country,” His Majesty said.
His Majesty announced that the wedding will be in accordance with age-old tradition, to seek the blessings of the guardian deities. He, however, said, “I ask the government not to make any plans for a grand celebration. The happiness of my beloved father and the blessings of our People will give me the greatest joy and happiness.”
In recent times, Jetsun Pema has begun to accompany His Majesty on royal tours around the country.
In the parliament hall, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley and the members of parliament expressed their happiness on the announcement of the royal wedding and highlighted the pivotal role of the Throne in Bhutanese nationhood. They offered good wishes to the future queen of Bhutan.
Outside the parliament hall, a wave of excitement and joy swept across the country as the people of 20 dzongkhags watched His Majesty announce his wedding on live television. The feeling of joy at the news is palpable on every face.
Even as His Majesty announced the wedding, people across the kingdom shared the news real-time on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites. Some excitedly text-messaged the news to their friends and relatives living in remote pockets of the country where television and internet have not yet reached.
In the capital, the news of royal wedding is a talking point everywhere – in the offices, on the streets, in hotels, bars and restaurants.
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[...] The king said the most important characteristic of a future queen was that she was a good human being, and unwavering in her commitment to serve the people and country, according to Bhutan’s Observer newspaper. [...]
Congratulations!! My best wishes for world’s nicest and kindest King.
I am so glad that Her Majesty jetsun pema and His Majesty weeding day is going so soon. So i pray long and happy life after the weeding
What fantastic news! All best wishes to His Majesty, his fiancee Jetsun Pema and to the people of Bhutan, with whom I share in the joy of this happy news!!
In today’s troubled world, how uplifting to read this story of the proposed marriage of the young KING , Jigme Namgyel Wangchuk to Jetsun Pema. The simple purity of the King’s acknowlegements of the aspirations for his future bride, coupled with his wishes for his father and the people of Bhutan, ring with total sincerity. May they enjoy life together .
Congratualation to our Majesty. She is really pretty and looks humble too. Trashi Delek.
Hearty Tashi Delek to His Majesty for his wedding decision. His to be queen is not only beautiful but also luckiest girl in Bhutan to be queen of Bhutan. I am in deed very happy to hear the news. But more than his wedding announcement and his future queen, i was moved by His Majesty’s word on his queen. It was so deep in meaning and so vast in context.
Wishing you all the love and happiness in the world and congratulations on your marriage.”
“Wishing you all the happiness there is and as you both live out your lives together may they be entwined as you grow old together.”
“May there be a generation of children, on the children of your children”
HAPPY NEWS !!!! for the citizens of Bhutan and a beautiful love letter to the world … A beautiful Royal wedding radiating love and in the perfectly gorgeous autumn light of Your Majesty’s precious Kingdom will shine on-and-on in hearts everywhere .
Our prayers and congratulations on this happy occasion … all our love to everyone in Bhutan.
Congratulations! To His Majesty & Her Majesty. May all the happiness and the prosperous befall upon you and the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Tashi delek.your majesty.may the royal wedding ushers peace and happiness in the country.
i am extremly happy for the royal wedding that is to be taken this october which i have been waiting for this auspicious day.we fell that our beloved king has fullfil the dreams of the people of bhutan.
wishing you a happy marriage.
My family and I would like to join our fellow-friends in extending their majesties (the Royal Couple) our heartiest congratulations on this joyous news. It really livened up here where the economic doom and gloom cloud have been hanging for a good while. It is indeed delightful coincidence that I too got married at similar age like the HM and now I am a proud father. So no pressure your majesty:-). Tashi Delek!
[...] The king said the most important characteristic of a future queen was that she was a good human being, and unwavering in her commitment to serve the people and country, according to Bhutan’s Observer newspaper. [...]
congratulation from the depth of my heart…TASHI DELEK
Magnificent – indeed a reflection of inner / outer beauty.
The last Shangrila of the universe is the KingDom of Bhutan and it is ruled by most revered and renouned king. We are fortunate enough to hear the news that our beloved king is going to Wed, the Goddess reincarnation Ashi Getsun Pema. We wish u too a happy and very successful heritage and married life ahead. LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY AND HER MAJESTY with the People of Bhutan.
she is real KHANDOM of our country and our king….
Congratulation and best wishes from our family and friend. God Bless the couple.
Hearty Congratulations to His Majesty & his fiancé. I wish happy married life for them. He is genuinely kind and nice King…
I read about the proposed royal wedding of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk with Jetsun Pema, in Indian newspapers through your esteemed one. Although, His Majesty’s future queen, is from Bhutan, but it is proud for India too as she studied in our country. The news of royal wedding has stirred quite a buzz at Lawrence School Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh. My heartiest congratulations to the royal and joyous future’s couple and the people of Bhutan.
Tashi Delek !
congratulation n tashidelek la
The day every Bhutanese has been waiting for has arrived, finally.
Congratulation and Tashi Delek to his majesty and Ashi.
HI,Tashi Delek, King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, you are young and very good man for the people of Bhutan.I congratulate you that you are going to marriage with very beautiful girl and she is good heart/kindness,very good human being.I am from tibetan as well as Himachal Pradesh WISH YOU VERY HAPPY LIFE AND LONG LIFE. kind to all and help to all. WITH LOVE…..
Hye
Baljinder Singh here
while reading your message about King, I learnt that u r from Tibet. I like your country very much.Keep it up.
This is just I want to share with You
Thankyou
M superb glad 2 hear abt de Royal Wedding n i congratulate n wish a very happy married lyf….Tashi Delek.
It is good news for the people of Bhutan and I am glad to write this wish to our beloved king and future Queen.I would like to wish a very weeding and may our country remain as peace as before and also once more a very Best of luck.May ‘god’ bless our king,country and people of Bhutan.Tashi Delek.
It is good news for the people of Bhutan and I am glad to write this wish to our beloved king and future Queen.I would like to wish a very happy weeding and may our country remain as peace as before and also once more a very Best of luck.May ‘god’ bless our king,country and people of Bhutan.Tashi Delek.
Generations of the fellow citizens of this Dragon Kingdom will have the life time chance to witness the Royal Wedding of Our Beloved 5th King and the would-be Future Queen of Druk Yul- Ashi Jetsun Pema in October this year.
Significantly, the Royal Wedding will culminate in a more prosperous and happy nation on this part of the planet….people from all walks of life will ever remain joyous and inspired by the solemnity of the “Very Special Event” come October….I offer my sincere Tashi Delek to Our Most Revered King and fiancee Ashi Jetsun Pema.
it is good news for all the people living in Bhutan to here the weeding news. i would like to congratulation and offer my Tashi Delek to his majesty and Ashi. may the people living in Bhutan be benifited with the grace if the two wonderfull leaders in future. Congratulation once more
Best wishes for the beautiful couple!!
A Tibetan Friend
wow…m glad 2 hear abt de Royal Wedding…n i wish a very happy n prosperous lyf ahead…..1ce again congratulation n Tashi Delek…
I am so happy and glad to heard that our HM is going to marry with future queen Azhi Jetsum Pema and therefore as a citizen of these country, I would like to congratulate our BELOVED KING and our future FAIRY QUEEN from my inner core of my heart. TASHI DELEK AND MAY UR DREAMS BE SUCCESSFUL.
I am so happy to know that our “people’s King’ has met his partner. My father served under 3 kings and my brother under two. Long live the king of Bhutan.
[...] The king said the most important characteristic of a future queen was that she was a good human being, and unwavering in her commitment to serve the people and country, according to Bhutan’s Observer newspaper. [...]
trashi delek to my great king and ur majesty ashi jetsun pema
At first i was shocked to hear but gradually tears rolled down from the cheek out of happiness.I feel our beloved majesty has taken one of greatest positive decisions for a well being of the future people of Bhutan. Happy wedding day your majesty and queen.
tashi delek to my great king and ashi.
Tashi Delek our beloved king for your happy marriage, good fortune and good omen in the future.
Tashi Delek to our beloved king and ashi and very happy wedding ceremony in the coming month.It’s a great pleasure for us to have a royal wedding, which we have never seen before.
i wish both his majesty and to be queen a very happy marriage n pray that this marriage will bring loads of luck and happiness to the country……….HAPPY MARRIAGE and TASHI DELEK…….
Congratulation and Tashi Delek!!!
Tashi Delek Phunsoom Tshok to our royal wedding.
Congratution and Tashi Delek Happy MARRIAGE
“heart filled wishes to both our King and Queen,a very happy marriage and hoping the best for today and forever,
I PRAY AND WISH HAPPINESS FOR OUR BELOVED KING AND QUEEN ON WEDDING DAY
TASHI DELEK TO OUR BELOVED KING AND ASHI!!!
millions of hearty wishes to our beloved king and queen on wedding day….we the Bhutanese citizen are fortune to born in this beautiful kingdom of Bhutan and proud to have a kind heart and lovely king…so have a happy life and everlasting peace and prosperity under our king and new queen…. TASHI DELEK !!!!!!
an ocean sings by the tide, people sings far and wide.
when land are green, when skies are blue. people march the glory, celebrating royal wedding a very historic moment to happen soon. subjects far and wide contented, our joys and happiness are infinite like a celestial shown in the sky.
our king jigme khenser namgyel wangchuck and queen ashi jetsun pema a very happy wedding. may rays of happiness bless ever after.
TASHI DELEK.
KADRENCHEE
Tashi peljor,Phuentshog Dema & Family* Billions of good will wishes to our beloved King and Queen on Royal wedding day,we are so luckey to born in the Peaceful Land dragon Kingdom of Bhutan. The Druk-Yul under wise leader ship of Wangchuck Dynasty monarch kings of Bhutan.Our king always there to Protect our Country,Nation and People with Love and care.we are praying from our heart for everlasting peace,prosperity,love and happiness under our beloved King and Queen*** Tashi Delek ***
what a dashing couple, one behalf of my family and the people of our country, i wish u two an everlasting peace, prosperity, love and happiness.
I am very happy that our king is going to marry Jetsun Pema very soon.Happy wedding!
i wish u very happy marriage life n may god bless u both.
i love my king n queen.
wish u a happy n long live of our future king n queen. congrulations
once again congrulations to our future king n queen
congrulation to our lovely king n queen.
We wish our his majesty for a happy Royal Wedding and may a success always come ahead and may god bless.
Congratulation and good wishes to my only sunshine i.e His majesty the king and the Queen of Bhutan. I wish you a very happy wedding.
I wish our great King and Queen a very Happy Royal Wedding.
Tashi Delek
We are very much pleased to hear that our 5th King is going to marry the Queen,Jetsun Pema. We wish them very happy married Life and may god bless them.We Love our King and Queen.
She is a luntengi Khandro for the Ngadag Gyelpo. Ngadag Gyelpo dang Khandro,jetsun Pema Kutshe chhu le ring warshog.
Druk gi Gyelkhap Gakidenparshog.
Trashi Delek La.
Always feel as close as you do this day.
May your lives be graced with good health.
May you always find happiness in your home,
and may it be a refuge from the storms of life.
May your love grow ever stronger as you share
your lives together, and may your future be even
more wonderful than you dreamed possible..Wishing two wonderful people a happy life together, Congratulation
Best wishes for the beautiful couple!!
Waiting for the momentous occasion in our history. My heartiest congratulation to our Royal Couple. HAPPY WEDDING CEREMONY!! May your Majesties live long.
m so so so happy…….. very happy royal wedding la…. tashi delek………….
My sincere greetings and hope for a long and prosperous life for your family.
Greetings from from Sweden
ikr…..how you know they are nice?
happy wedding and tashi Delek to our kindest king and queen
Joys shared is multiplied
sorrows shared is halved
I’m filled with happiness ….
Our People’s king’s lonely days are over!
Joyous wedding and trashi delek to the royal couple!
[...] was introduced from this small country (by His Majesty The Fourth King of Bhutan). At present, royal marriage preparations for His Majesty The Fifth King of Bhutan is going on, which is to be held on October, [...]
My warmest congratulations and wishes to H.M. the Druk Gyalpo ! May the Kingdom continue to prosper in pursuit of rising gross national happiness.
i heartky pray to god for the happy and long maried life of the 5th druk gyalpo of bhutan
Congragulations on your marraige and i wish both of you a happy married life ahead. May the kingdom of Bhutan be filled with peace, happiness and prosperity. TASHI DELEK
May your married life be like a flowing river.
May the brightness of the full moon shine on both of you.
May your life be an ever glowing one..best wishes from me and my family…13 th october gi nim lu trashi delek
Me and my family Hearty wish Tashi Delek to His Majesty for his wedding.
“May you love and hold each other in the worst of times with trust, faith and belief; hoping the best for you on your auspicious wedding”
“Happy married life” ♥♥♥ you both………..^_^
may the bride and the groom live a thousand lives, may the heavenly stars shine on them, may their love live like an evergreen tree and may all our happiness and health shower on our young king and his beloved ,,,,,,forever and ever,
Heartiest congratulations
Congratulations ! May all the good things be yours
May the unison blossom as sacred Lotus until eternity .
Long live the Saintly King Kheaser
Long Live the angelic bride Jitsun Pema
long life for our lovely king jigme gesar namgyel wangchuk n queen jetsun pema….love u so much…..
i wish both his majesty and to be queen a very happy marriage n pray that this marriage will bring loads of luck and happiness to the country……….HAPPY MARRIAGE and TASHI DELEK…….
Tashi Delek our beloved king for your happy marriage, good fortune and good omen in the future.
I pray and wish happiness for both of you on your wedding day; I hope you are the ones from the story that says-”HAPPILY EVER AFTER” Wishing you the best of life today and in the days to come.
May our beloved king and queen had a auspicious life ever after. May our wishes lead both of you to a successful life.. i wish you a very happy wedding,,,…
we all the people as a futurecitizenships would like to wish as auspious as a ring of a diamond to shine in the sun .and life like a sweet ripen fruits with prousperous life with our lovely bride jutsen pema
my best wishes for Germany,
only in future more rights for foreign companys by courts
in bhutan.
Sefa Tuncer
hello sir i am verry happy to happy marriage the king of bhutan i am verry excited to our king excepted to indian buddhist girl thank so much i will hope to our king please connected to indian maharastrian buddhist ofterall they are buddhist looking old indian buddhist history the indian public are also buddhist but after some time is buddhisum brokan to hindusum if Dr. Ambedkar is looking lod indian history he shocked the all indian public that time are buddhist and so Dr. Ambedkar is taking buddha ddhamma and share geting in our cast publict buddha dhamma so i am indian maharastrian buddhist know
thanks
to all buddhist bhutan people and
the king of bhutan
bhava tu sabba manglam
jai bhim
In modern times it feels nice to know of Kings and Kingdoms …………..takes us back to childhood story time. What is remarkable is this tiny kingdom having such a wise King with modern thoughts and yet being so traditional. Her Majesty, young, warm hearted, kind – support the king in bringing happiness to he people of Bhutan.
Long live the couple! and blessed be the tiny kingdom of Bhutan!!
She is just too beautiful to be real. Absolutely breathtaking.
I would like to wish Happy wedding to the king and future queen , AND LONG LIFE TOO.
I wish the Royal couple a very Happy and Prosperous Life. TASHI DELEK.
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Long Live Our King and Queen.
May the Sun of Peace and Happiness Shine all over the World,
May all Beings be Happy,
May Buddhism Flourished all over the universe,
Have a Prosperous Life to All
long live to our king and Queen
HAVE A HAPPY LIFE
I love my King and Queen
happy royal wedding day
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